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Archives for March 2023
Drinking Liberally — Seattle
It’s Tuesday. That means the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally gets together for political discussions and good cheer over drinks. If you aren’t busy being indicted either, consider stopping by!
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm either in the back room of the pub or on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter near you.
Monday Open Thread
Over the weekend, I accidentally took the H line. I was trying to get to West Seattle, and the sign must have said Via Westwood Village, instead of the destination. Yikes. Anyway, it took a little longer to get where I need, but it’s fine. Don’t make my mistake. That said, if it’s your actual destination, it looks good.
Aaaaaanyway, please wash your hands right now and get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!
Jon Stewart: The real cost of America’s war machine
Kal Penn: How the youth vote is being suppressed
Seth Meyers: Political news
Robert Reich: The big mistake that led to Silicon Valley Bank’s crash
Jon Stewart interviews Larry Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury
Kal Penn: President Biden on mobilizing youth, climate change & human rights
Stephen: A political monologue
The Cult of Sedition:
- Ari Melber: Трамп’s “legal expenses” defense could go up in flames
- Jimmy Kimmel: Joe Exotic announces presidential run and Santos seeks re-election
- Katie Phang: Lawyer’s perspective on revelations from unsealed court documents between FAUX News and Dominion
- Ari Melber: Трамп legal nightmare—Lawyer says he will surrender if indicted
- Mark Fiore: Freedom from a woke bank
- Parody Project: ♫ WHITER SHADE OF FAIL ♬:
- Alex Wagner: Town residents lose patience with “stolen election” deluded board
- J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reveals his and Mike Pence’s March Madness picks
- Lawrence O’Donnell: GA grand juror says evidence against Трамп will be “massive” once public
- Keith Olbermann: DeSantis puts the ASS into RUSSIAN ASSET
- Alex Wagner: Medication abortion battle could embolden right-wing war on science
- Seth Meyers: NY and GA prosecutors weigh Трамп indictments and DeSantis has weird eating habits
- Stephen: Трамп pins Jan 6th violence on Pence and FAUX plays softball with DeSantis
- Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ A Dotard Трамп Song for him to sing in prison! ♬
- Randy Rainbow: ♫ Life’s a Fucking Fantasy for Santos ♬:
- Chris Hayes: Трамп, Stormy, and America’s long history of career-ending sex scandals
- Tooning Out The News:FAUX News “woke bank” hysteria
- Ari Melber: See Boy Tucker demolished by his own words
- Seth Meyers: The Dotard blamed for gutting financial rules after Silicon Valley bank collapse
- Lawrence O’Donnell: Трамп blames Pence for mob that chanted “hang Mike Pence”
- Keith Olbermann: Tucker Carlson completely drops Jan. 6 video story
- Alex Wagner: Why conservatives don’t want to say what “woke” means
- J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to the “most woke Oscars ever”
- Daily Show: The “woke mind virus”
- Joy Reid: Трамп could be indicted under state law not for campaign violations legal expert says
- Lawrence O’Donnell: How long until Трамп’s lawyers turn on Трамп…again?
- Seth Meyers: John Oliver responds to Ron DeSantis calling him irrelevant
- Lauren Mayer: ♫ “Woke” Gets To These Guys ♬:
- Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп called everyone in Georgia, charges coming in Stormy Daniels case & new Jan 6th footage
- Ari Melber: See Tucker Carlson’s “hackery” exposed over decades
- Stephen: “I Am in the Executive Branch”—VP Harris responds to former VP Pence’s legislative branch claim
- Chris Hayes rips GOP for blaming SVB collapse on “wokeness”
- Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп blames Pence for Jan 6th and FAUX News appeases donny
- Keith Olbermann: FAUX claims Russia DID NOT START the Ukraine war
- Alex Wagner: How Трамп would react to indictment raises concern for safety of prosecutors
- Tommy Campbell: George Santos roommate says he ran credit card ATM scam
- SNL Weekend Update: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally on gay Instagram thirst traps:
- Rachel Maddow: As Florida county bans Holocaust book, actual neo-Nazis grow bold in U.S.
- Seth Meyers: DeSantis and GOP blame “wokeness” for bank crisis after gutting Dodd-Frank
- Ari Melber: Mike Pence under fire for “stop snitching” stance in Jan. 6 probe
- Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s broadcast chaos at CPAC and Lauren Boebert’s bad grandma news
LegalEagle: The 1st amendment doesn’t say that!
SNL Weekend Update: Political news of the week
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Robert Reich: The silent killer of higher wages
Kal Penn: The youth vote and why election day is Tuesday
Stephen: VP Harris visits
John Oliver: TANF
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Friday!
Get vaccinated! I am still on a weird work schedule.
Wednesday Open Thread
Shout out to working early. And get yourself vaccinated.
Drinking Liberally — Seattle
Tuesday is Drinking Liberally day in Seattle. Stop by the Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally for political discussion, a drink and good cheer.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm either in the back room of the pub or on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter you can hit.
Monday Thread
Sorry I flaked out on Friday and today’s post is short. Probably will continue with weird work hours through March. Anyway, woo, one more step toward gun control in the state.
Anyway, please wash your filthy hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!
Stephen: FDA to redefine “healthy” food
Robert Reich: The great grocery store heist
Marlon Wayans: Investing in after-school programs
WaPo: Key takeaways from Biden’s 2024 budget plan
Roll Call: Congressional hits and misses of the week
Stephen: Biden picks a budget fight with GOP
Nutburger Nation:
- Ari Melber: Turning on Трамп? MAGAWORLD attacks FAUX News after they admit Трамп’s a liar
- Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell protests handicap laws and Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted at in restaurant
- Seth Meyers: Tucker Carlson said he hates Трамп “passionately” in bombshell court filing
- Alex Wagner: Tennessee lt. governor “likes” gay Instagram accounts as state attacks LGBTQ rights
- Joy Reid: Legal experts are confident saying a Трамп indictment is coming soon
- Chris Hayes: The Tennessee Lt. Gov. Instagram scandal and the anti-LGBTQ GOP
- SNL Weekend Update: Dilbert on Scott Adams’ racist rant
- WaPo: Anderson Cooper and late night hosts ridicule Tucker Carlson
- Lawrence O’Donnell: Tucker Carlson ‘passionately’ hates Трамп & the truth
- Stephen: Tucker’s transparent Jan 6th propaganda & Feds nab spider-Nazi & Kari Lake may be Трамп’s VP pick
- The Late Show: ♫ Meet Don Treason And His Family! ♬:
- Ari Melber: #DeSantis vs. #Reagan
- Joy Reid and Medhi Hasan: FAUX News is a propaganda organization not a news organization
- Alex Wagner: McCarthy trapped in a box made by his subservience to MAGA
- Rachel Maddow: With Трамп in legal trouble, Georgia GOP targets prosecutors
- Ari Melber: Leaked texts expose Tucker Carlson in billion dollar scandal
- Vice News: Asking CPAC “conservatives” what “woke” means
- J-L Cauvin: The Dotard DESTROYS Tucker Carlson after leaked texts
- Marlon Wayans: Conservative crazies descend on CPAC
- Joy Reid: Never forget Tucker Carlson admitted under oath to never believing Трамп’s election lies
- SNL Weekend Update: Tennessee bans public drag shows & Трамп lashes out at DeSantis
- Ari Melber: FAUX News bombshell—Murdoch and Carlson admit The Dotard lied
- Bill Maher: Tucker Carlson’s collection of unevents:
- Stephen: Трамп’s creepy, embarrassing CPAC speech
- Chris Hayes: FAUX producer says audience doesn’t want to hear “peaceful transition”
- Lawrence: If Трамп is going to be criminally changed, it will be this year
- Seth Meyers: Don Jr. draws embarrassingly small CPAC crowd & The Dotard calls DeSantis “Tiny D”
- Ari Melber: GOP says “yes to neo-Nazis, no to drag shows” in Tennessee war on free speech
- Stephen: Tucker Carlson is the biggest hypocrite at FAUX News
- John Oliver: Ron DeSantis
- Tommy Campbell: Marjorie Taylor Greene lies at CPAC and FAUX News Zoom call leaked
- Ari Melber: Трамп on trial? “Likely” criminal charges has Трамп fuming
- Chris Hayes: The Tucker Carlson villain origin story
- The Late Show: Tucker Carlson presents, “Jaws”
- Rachel Maddow: Activists set sights on House Republicans in Biden-won districts
- Lauren Mayer: ♫ What Have They Got Against Drag? ♬:
- Seth Meyers: Stunning texts reveal what FAUX hosts really thought about Трамп’s presidency
- Ari Melber: Murdoch incriminates FAUX News anchors in scathing deposition
- NowThis: AOC deconstructs the GOP’s “Woke agenda” talking point
- Tooning Out The News: Трамп’s unhinged CPAC speech and Tucker whitewashes January 6th footage
- Keith Olbermann: Трамп is THISCLOSE to calling himself God
- Ari Melber: Трамп lawyer admits the big lie amid reckoning on conspiracy theories
- SNL: FAUX and Friends on Dominion lawsuit
- Alex Wagner: New batch of documents exposes extent of FAUX lies about the 2020 election
- The Late Show: Tucker Carlson wasn’t the only TV host revealed to be a hypocrite
- Ari Melber: FAUX News caught on secret recording amid billion dollar lawsuit for peddling lies
- The Daily Show: Трамп’s nickname writers’ room
Biden: Biden presses for voting rights, “Selma is a reckoning”
Alex Wagner: Women denied health care during pregnancy complications sue Texas
Chris Hayes: She was denied an abortion despite the risk to her life, now she’s suing Texas
Schmoyoho: ♫ AI Obama + AI Biden ♬:
NowThis: The origins of the death penalty & its stain on America
Lewis Black gives a Daylight Savings Time PSA
Rachel Maddow: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson honored with street naming
Jon Stewart: Can you really “Back The Blue” if you’re weak on guns?
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Wednesday!
– The first round of carbon pricing in Washington is in the books.
– When taking the 43, it’s nice to know if the bus is late because the bridge is up, or because it’s the void.
– The tax advisory votes are silly and wasteful.
– Please wash your hands right now. And get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Drinking Liberally — Seattle
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets tonight to engage in discussions of politics over a drink. Join us if you are so inclined.
The Seattle Chapter of Drinking Liberally meets every Tuesday at the Roanoke Park Place Tavern (2409 10th Ave E, Seattle) starting at 8pm either in the back room of the pub or on the back patio.
Chapters of Living Liberally are all over the place…if you can’t make it to the Seattle chapter, there is probably another nearby chapter you can hit.
Monday Open Thread
Had to come in to work early. Here’s a quick thread. Enjoy and get vaccinated.
Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza!
John Oliver: AI
Stephen: Political monologue
Hasan Minhaj: How dipshit grifters are scamming you
NowThis: Newspapers pull “Dilbert” comic following racist remarks by creator
Jimmy Kimmel: The week in unnecessary censorship
That Right Wing Cult of Lies, Damn Lies and FAUX News:
- Alex Wagner: Careless Gaetz makes hypothetical worst case real with political stunt
- Seth Meyers: Dominion lawsuit reveals FAUX and Murdoch knew Трамп’s 2020 claims were lies
- Ari Melber: FAUX News “lies” scandal hits boiling point &Murdoch’s “Wu Tang” defense could go up in smoke
- Jimmy Kimmel: Трамп was so upset by Jimmy Kimmel’s jokes his White House staff asked Disney to censor him
- J-L Cauvin: The Dotard reacts to Bryan Cranston
- Bruce W. Nelson: ♫ How To Win Over Your Would-be Killers—The Mike Pence Quandary ♬:
- Chris Hayes: FAUX hosts deflect amid Dominion lawsuit, say all other media lying
- Alex Wagner: Tennessee legislator shocks with lynching suggestion
- Lawrence O’Donnell: FAUX faces real jeopardy from Dominion suit
- Tommy Campbell: Rupert Murdoch admits FAUX hosts endorsed election lies
- Stephen: Murdoch admits FAUX lied for money, factchecking DeSantis’ dull book, & FBI nabs Sedition Panda
- The Late Show: Disney World is now DeSantis World
- Jimmy Kimmel: Right wing crazies gather to praise Трамп, Santos’ lies hit new heights & MTG wants national divorce
- SNL: Трамп train visit
- Hasan Minhaj: Dilbert dropped
- Chris Hayes: Why FAUX is “the most destructive institution in all of American politics
- Stephen: DJ Dotard’s favorite tunes
- Lauren Mayer: ♫ Don’t be a Dilbert ♬:
- Mark Fiore: White guy grievance
- Ari Melber: FAUX News scandal hits Hannity
- Seth Meyers: Rupert Murdoch admits FAUX lied about 2020 election in bombshell court filing
- Lawrence O’Donnell: Justice Dept. rejects Defendant Трамп’s attempt at immunity
- J-L Cauvin: Трамп explains how he saved East Palestine, Ohio
- Stephen: Scandal rocks D.C., FAUX News shuns The Dotard, and GOP’s weird focus on drag
- Jimmy Kimmel: Pro-Russia Tucker takes on Jimmy, George the Girl Scout Santos & Marjorie Taylor Greene “attacked”
- The Late Show: Hire DJT Productions for your next coronation!
- Keith Olbermann: Murdoch showed secret Biden ads to Kushner
- Ari Melber with Neal Katyal:Trump will be indicted in 2023
- LegalEagle: Трамп’s lawyers fined $1,000,000+:
- Jimmy Kimmel: Marjorie Taylor Greene whines about getting heckled, DeSantis and Трамп’s bad mojo & GOP nuts Gather
- Seth Meyers: Трамп turns on FAUX and Murdoch amid fallout from shocking Dominion lawsuit
- Chris Hayes: FAUX’s dangerous desperation to maintain its audience
- Alex Wagner: DeSantis’ belittling, smears defied by reality of rich academic culture at New College
- Mother Jones: The completely predictable resurrection of John Hagee
- Ari Melber: Murdoch confession bombshell rocks GOP as leaders duck billion dollar legal scandal
- Tommy Campbell: Mike Lindell’s latest lawsuit—Why he’s really SUING Kevin McCarthy
Hasan Minhaj: TicToc, student debt and FAUX knew
Robert Reich: Debunking “No one wants to work anymore”
Ari Melber: Lab leak? The raging debate over how covid started
Liberal Viewer: Tennessee drag ban
Mrs. Betty Bowers, America’s Best Christian: Gossiping with God
Last week’s Friday Night Multimedia Extravaganza can be found here.
Friday, March 3
– Seattle, our tree canopy is going in the wrong direction.
– Impotrant Tacoma doughnut information.
– The pandemic food assistance is coming to an end. So it might be a good time to give to your local food bank.
– Get vaccinated or boosted if you’re eligible.
Wednesday Open Thread
I think I have found the adult equivalent of running into your teacher outside of school. Running into your bus driver outside of the bus. So weird. Just going for a walk, and why do I recognize this person? Ohhhh.
Anyway, please wash your hands right now. And if you’re not vaccinated or boosted yet, get flippin’ on it.